A Walk in the Clouds
original film poster
Directed by	Alfonso Arau
Produced by	Gil Netter David Zucker Jerry Zucker
Written by	Robert Mark Kamen Mark Miller Harvey Weitzman
Starring	Keanu Reeves Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Anthony Quinn and Giancarlo Giannini
Cinematography	Emmanuel Lubezki
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox
Release date(s)	August 11, 1995
Running time	102 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20,000,000 (estimated)
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A Walk in the Clouds is a 1995 romance film directed by Alfonso Arau and produced by the Zucker brothers; it is a remake of a 1942 Italian film of the same title. It stars Keanu Reeves, Giancarlo Giannini, Anthony Quinn and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón. The original music score for the film is composed by Maurice Jarre. The film's tagline is: "A man in search. A woman in need. A story of fate." Alfonso Arau (born January 11, 1932) is a Mexican director of such films as Zapata: The Dream of a Hero, Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, 1992) (adapted from the novel written by his wife, Laura Esquivel), and A Walk in the Clouds, which starred Keanu Reeves and Anthony Quinn. ... David Zucker (born October 16, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American film director. ... Jerry Zucker (born March 11, 1950 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American movie director best known for his role in directing comedy spoof films. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... There have been a number of notable individuals named Mark Miller: Mark Miller is a television star and producer who is the father of Penelope Ann Miller; Mark Miller is a lawyer and librarian who ran for Congress from Ohio in 1992; Mark Miller is an American football quarterback who... Keanu Charles Reeves (pronounced ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. ... Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (born November 5, 1968 in Rome, Italy) is a Spanish-Italian film actress. ... For other people named Anthony Quinn see Anthony Quinn (disambiguation) Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001) was a two-time Academy Award-winning Mexican/American actor, as well as a painter and writer. ... Giancarlo Giannini (born August 1, 1942, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy) is an Oscar-nominated Italian actor and dubber. ... Emmanuel Lubezki is a Mexican cinematographer born in 1964. ... Related articles FOX Television Network Fox Searchlight Pictures Fox Entertainment Group List of Hollywood movie studios List of movies Variant of current 20th Century Fox logo External links 20th Century Fox Movies official site Twentieth Century Fox is also the punning title of a song by The Doors on their... is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The year 1995 in film involved some significant events. ... While most films have some aspect of romance between characters (at least as a subplot) a romance film can be loosely defined as any film in which the central plot (the premise of the story) revolves around the romantic involvement of the storys protagonists. ... Alfonso Arau (born January 11, 1932) is a Mexican director of such films as Zapata: The Dream of a Hero, Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, 1992) (adapted from the novel written by his wife, Laura Esquivel), and A Walk in the Clouds, which starred Keanu Reeves and Anthony Quinn. ... David and Jerry Zucker together with Jim Abrahams made several comedies including Airplane!, Top Secret!, The Naked Gun, The Naked Gun 2½, The Naked Gun 33⅓ and the TV series Police Squad! Categories: Stub ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Keanu Charles Reeves (pronounced ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. ... Giancarlo Giannini (born August 1, 1942, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy) is an Oscar-nominated Italian actor and dubber. ... For other people named Anthony Quinn see Anthony Quinn (disambiguation) Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001) was a two-time Academy Award-winning Mexican/American actor, as well as a painter and writer. ... Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (born November 5, 1968 in Rome, Italy) is a Spanish-Italian film actress. ... Maurice Jarre (born in Lyon, France, September 13, 1924) is a French composer and conductor. ...

Main cast

Keanu Charles Reeves (pronounced ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor. ... Aitana Sánchez-Gijón (born November 5, 1968 in Rome, Italy) is a Spanish-Italian film actress. ... For other people named Anthony Quinn see Anthony Quinn (disambiguation) Anthony Quinn (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001) was a two-time Academy Award-winning Mexican/American actor, as well as a painter and writer. ... Giancarlo Giannini (born August 1, 1942, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy) is an Oscar-nominated Italian actor and dubber. ... Angélica Aragón (born as Angélica Espinoza Stransky July 11, 1953 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actress of telenovelas and such films as Dune, A Walk in the Clouds, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights and the blockbuster film Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas. ... This article is about the actor. ... Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, known for portraying Grace Adler in Will & Grace and for appearing in a series of film roles. ...

Plot summary

The film is set in 1945, when Paul Sutton, a World War II veteran returns home to his wife Betty (Debra Messing) whom he married the day before he left. He comes home with all these dreams and hopes, one being to quit his former job. His wife has different plans and sends him off to his former job as a door to door candy salesman, during his trip he accidentally meets Victoria Aragon, a Stanford student who belongs to a Mexican-descent family which owns a vineyard in Napa Valley, California. As she is pregnant by her professor, Paul offers to introduce himself to the very traditionalist family – especially her raging father Alberto – as her husband and leave the day after. Instead, he stays one more day – supposedly for the grape harvest – and more, until they eventually fall in love. Evangelina Elizondo, plays the grandmother, in charge of the annual foot grape squeeze, always busy running the household's kitchen and help. Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, known for portraying Grace Adler in Will & Grace and for appearing in a series of film roles. ... Napa Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in Napa County, California, USA. Napa Valley is widely considered one of the top wine regions in California, and all of the United States, with a history dating back to the nineteenth century. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...

Differences from the original

A Walk In The Clouds is a remake of a 1942 Italian film by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Gino Cervi and Adriana Benetti as the male and female leads. The original title was Quattro Passi Fra Le Nuvole (literally, "four steps in the clouds"), which has the same meaning as the title of the 1995 American remake; bizarrely, when the latter was distributed in Italy, a completely changed title was chosen for it (Il Profumo del Mosto Selvatico, "The Smell of Wild Must"). Alessandro Blasetti (3 July 1900, Rome, Latium, Italy, 1 February 1987, Rome, Lazio, Italy was an Italian film director who influenced Italian neorealism. ... Gino Cervi (born May 3, 1901 in Bologna; died January 3, 1974 in Punta Ala) was an Italian actor of international fame. ... For must meaning compulsion, see wikt:must. ...

The original film was set somewhere in rural central Italy, and makes no mention of either World War II (which was still raging at that time) or of the vineyard subplot. While the basic premises of the film stay the same, the ending is completely different. The male protagonist never falls in love with the pregnant girl. Once the girl's unmarried state is revealed, unknown to her, the male protagonist begs the father to accept her back anyway, stressing how doing otherwise would forever poison his family life, and how happiness in family matters is too great a blessing to be thrown away. The father is ultimately convinced, and when the girls finds the two talking, he pretends he never learned of his daughter's ruse and that he is still convinced the two are a married couple. At that point, the male protagonist can finally leave for his city, returning to his unloving wife and spoiled kids, and tragically understands how very far from happy his own family life is and will be. :) Central Italy, encompasses six of the countrys 20 autonomous regions: Abruzzo Lazio Marche Molise Toscana Umbria Although the regions of Abruzzo and Molise are geographically located in Central Italy, the European office for statistics (Eurostat) lists these two regions within Southern Italy. ...

Trivia

• Keanu Reeves was injured during a friendly game of hockey with his friends during spare time. His lip was split, requiring six stiches. In his next scheduled scene, a love scene with Debra Messing, he was quoted as saying to her: "Please don't hurt me."
• This film was shot on location in Napa Valley and Pasadena, California.
• Won the Golden Globe Award for score.

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... For the main article see Golden Globe Awards. ... A Walk in the Clouds is the original soundtrack, on the Milan Records label, of the 1995 Golden Globe-winning film A Walk in the Clouds starring Keanu Reeves, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Anthony Quinn, Giancarlo Giannini and Debra Messing. ...

External links

• A Walk in the Clouds at the Internet Movie Database
• A Walk in the Clouds at Allmovie
• A Walk in the Clouds at Rotten Tomatoes